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make-bloom-filter

Returns a bloom-filter object with M bits of discrimination and a set of hash functions built from the supplied MESSAGE-DIGEST-PRIMITIVES, a list of message-digest-primitive objects.

The number of hashes, K, is not necessarily the same as the number of message-digests. A hash (here) is defined as an unsigned 32 bit integer. Most message-digests return more 32 bits of hash. The actual length of the hash is divided into 32 bit blocks to get the individual hashes.

The argument K will restrict the actual number of hashes to the "first" K, no matter how many more the supplied message-digests create. First in the order of MESSAGE-DIGEST-PRIMITIVES.

Returns a bloom-filter object with M and K values chosen for the given population capacity N and probablity of false-positives P.

Selecting the optimal set of message-digests is beyond the scope of make-bloom-filter.

bloom-filter-n

[procedure](bloom-filter-n BLOOM-FILTER) => fixnum

The current population - the number of objects added to the filter.

Not the population capacity.

bloom-filter-m

[procedure](bloom-filter-m BLOOM-FILTER) => fixnum

The number of bits of discrimination.

bloom-filter-k

[procedure](bloom-filter-k BLOOM-FILTER) => fixnum

The number of hashes. (See above.)

bloom-filter-p-false-positive

[procedure](bloom-filter-p-false-positive BLOOM-FILTER [N]) => number

The probability of a false-positive for the population capacity N, default is the current population, bloom-filter-n.

bloom-filter-set!

[procedure](bloom-filter-set! BLOOM-FILTER OBJECT)

Add the specified OBJECT to the indicated BLOOM-FILTER.

bloom-filter-exists?

[procedure](bloom-filter-exists? BLOOM-FILTER OBJECT) => boolean

Is the specified OBJECT in the indicated BLOOM-FILTER.

actual-k

[procedure](actual-k MESSAGE-DIGEST-PRIMITIVES) => fixnum

Calculates the actual number of hashes for the MESSAGE-DIGEST-PRIMITIVES.

optimum-size

[procedure](optimum-size P N) => (fixnum fixnum)

Returns 2 values, an optimal M, bits of discrimination, and K, number of hashes, for the given population size N and probability of false-positives P.

desired-m

[procedure](desired-m P N [K]) => (fixnum fixnum number)

Calculates a near-optimal number of bits of discrimination to meet the desired probability of false positives P, with the given population size N and number of hashes K. When the K parameter is missing optimum-k is used to calculate a value.

A multi-valued return of the calculated M, K, and P values. The calculated probability may be lower than the desired. The calculated M value will always be a fixnum.

optimum-k

[procedure](optimum-k N M) => fixnum

Optimal count of hashes for the given population size N and M bits of discrimination.

optimum-m

[procedure](optimum-m K N) => fixnum

Optimal count of bits of discrimination for the given population size N and K number of hashes.

p-false-positive

[procedure](p-false-positive K N M) => number

What is the probability of false positives for the population size N assuming K hashes and M bits of discrimination.

p-random-one-bit

[procedure](p-random-one-bit K N M) => number

Calculates the probablility of a random set bit for the given number of hash functions K, population size N, and bits of discrimination M.

From the Chicken 3 version, with some changes. (No message-digest registry, for example.)

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